Question

List the hormones secreted by the following:

Hypothalamus

Answer 1

The hypothalamus produces two types of hormones: releasing hormones (which increase pituitary hormone release) and inhibitory hormones.

These hormones are:

1. Thyrotrophin-releasing hormone
2. Adreno-corticotrophin-releasing hormone
3. Follicle-stimulating hormone-releasing hormone
4. Luteinizing hormone-reieasing hormone
5. Growth hormone-releasing hormone
6. Growth inhibiting hormone
7. Prolactin releasing hormone
8. Prolactin inhibiting hormon
9. Melanocyte stimulating hormonereleasing hormone
10. Melanocyte stimulating hormoneinhibiting hormone.